Prices at 34 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,037 — 6% below the US median ($2,172), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $837 | $395 | ★ 5/5 | 206 min | — |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital | Toppenish, WA | $1,022 | $406 | — | 150 min | — |
| Valley Medical Center | Renton, WA | $1,166 | $1,063 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Capital Medical Center | Olympia, WA | $1,452 | $1,003 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| Confluence Health Hospital | Wenatchee, WA | $1,574 | $1,574 | ★ 3/5 | 143 min | — |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | Vancouver, WA | $1,590 | — | ★ 4/5 | 260 min | — |
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn, WA | $1,634 | $1,263 | ★ 2/5 | 217 min | — |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup, WA | $1,634 | $1,263 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | — |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,634 | $1,263 | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Multicare Covington Medical Center | Covington, WA | $1,634 | $1,263 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $1,634 | $1,954 | — | — | — |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital | Sunnyside, WA | $1,684 | $739 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| St Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $1,817 | $920 | ★ 4/5 | 161 min | — |
| Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center | Friday Harbor, WA | $1,891 | — | — | 101 min | — |
| St Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,917 | $936 | ★ 5/5 | 200 min | — |
| St Francis Community Hospital | Federal Way, WA | $1,978 | $920 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Island Hospital | Anacortes, WA | $2,037 | $749 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| St Joseph Hospital | Bellingham, WA | $2,050 | $445 | ★ 4/5 | 210 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $2,087 | $920 | ★ 3/5 | 211 min | — |
| Peacehealth St John Medical Center | Longview, WA | $2,201 | $436 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw, WA | $2,227 | $1,305 | ★ 5/5 | 193 min | — |
| Deaconess Medical Center | Spokane, WA | $2,425 | $705 | ★ 3/5 | 180 min | — |
| Multicare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $2,425 | $861 | ★ 5/5 | 190 min | — |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital | South Bend, WA | $2,545 | — | — | 130 min | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital | Seattle, WA | $2,720 | $819 | — | — | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $2,037 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($300). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($601).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,085 list price could save about $2,048 (50%).
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